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Cann't find Match Realtek HDAudio Inf File !

Asked by: royalcyber

Hi Experts,
                I use an Acer Aspire 1640 and after re installing my Win XP i installed RealTek Audio Driver software. After rebooting i get "Cann't find Match Realtek HDAudio Inf File ! " and a "RealTek Installation Failed" error.. Can somebody help :(

Thanks in advance

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Answers

 

by: MotoCrazyPosted on 2008-01-05 at 13:12:12ID: 20590754

Where did you get the driver from?

Right click on My Computer and select Manage
Select Device Manager

Do you see any yellow question marks?

 

by: royalcyberPosted on 2008-01-05 at 13:18:37ID: 20590779

Ya.. i see 2. One under Other Devices and the other under PCI Device (Which is under Other Devices)

 

by: MotoCrazyPosted on 2008-01-05 at 13:21:21ID: 20590786

OK, the drivers did not properly install. Try to redownload the drivers and reinstall them. Reboot the computer and let me know what happens then.

http://www.driverstock.com/Acer-Aspire-1640-driver-download/4-21-12838-93449/index.html

 

by: and235100Posted on 2008-01-05 at 13:24:25ID: 20590798

 

by: royalcyberPosted on 2008-01-05 at 13:34:08ID: 20590827

i have tried installing nearly 15 versions of these drivers from different different sites, but all in vain.. Anyways, ill try these again and get back..

Thanks ..

 

by: and235100Posted on 2008-01-05 at 13:37:54ID: 20590841

Okay - remove any ghosted-out drivers: (this may remove an old driver causing a conflict)
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315539
Uninstall any realtek-related drivers as well from device manager.
Reboot - then reinstall your drivers.

 

by: royalcyberPosted on 2008-01-05 at 13:38:29ID: 20590844

when i uninstall these drivers, i get an uninstall failure.. but i see the Realtek Directory under Program Files disappear. But when i search the registry i see a lot of places where RealTek Audio is mentioned.. Shud i do a cleanup or something of that sort.. Because almost all installations have failed... And all uninstallations too .. :(

 

by: MotoCrazyPosted on 2008-01-05 at 13:41:29ID: 20590856

My suggestion, in the device manager, right click on the two yellow question marks and select Uninstall. This should remove the devices (not the drivers) from your system. Then reboot the computer and Windows will detect the new hardware. Do not click anything on the prompts yet. With the driver that I pointed you to, intsall the driver, and when completed select "Do not connect to the internet" on the driver prompt, then click on "Install automatically". See what happens then.

 

by: and235100Posted on 2008-01-05 at 13:42:41ID: 20590859

Make a backup of your registry:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322756

Then search for and delete any sign of "Realtek". (before you do that - have you got Realtek LAN drivers on this model?)
Then manually remove any entries pointing to realtek drivers:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314481

Then delete any sign of Realtek from C:\Program Files - and C:\Windows\system32\drivers

Restart - and reinstall your drivers manually - do not run the setup file(s) - extract the inf and sys files using WinRAR, put them in a folder together - and use Device Manager to install the drivers manually - by pointing the wizard to the folder that you created previously.

 

by: eXpeLLeD_4RM_heLLPosted on 2008-01-05 at 14:01:50ID: 20590918

This is the link you require:http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/
>
> Double-click: "High Defination Audio Codecs (Software)"
> A dialog will appear, select where to save to (My Doc's or desktop etc)
> The download will create a folder.
> Once download is complete open the downloaded folder
> The folder will contain many entries, you are only to be
> concerned with the setup executable, locate it and double-click
> (It maybe named "SetUp" or "setup.exe" )
> Setup will install the contents of the folder.
> You may have to click to agree to a license.
> Once installation is complete close all windows.
> The drivers etc will be installed.
>restart the PC n den install da drivers downloaded from the acer website

 

by: royalcyberPosted on 2008-01-05 at 14:10:55ID: 20590940

No Luck Guys.. Tried that.. STill no sound. While UnInstalling it too i get a driver uninstall failure :(((

 

by: eXpeLLeD_4RM_heLLPosted on 2008-01-05 at 14:33:53ID: 20591071

Since you re intsalled XP,there is no data saved on your pc.I would advise 2 do another fresh install of XPand then try the drivers from the realtek website. Since you have tried nearly 15 differnt versions of drivers, i have a feeling dat you have too many software conflicts and thats why da setup is booting you out.Try from scratch again.

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